| Egyptian Basketball Premier League | |
| Organiser: | Egyptian Basketball Federation (EBBFED) |
| First: | 1972–73 |
| Country: | Egypt |
| Teams: | 16 |
| Relegation: | Egyptian Basketball Premier League B |
| Levels: | 1 |
| Domest Cup: | Egypt Cup |
| Supercup: | Egypt Super Cup |
| Confed Cup: | Basketball Africa League (BAL) |
| Champions: | Al Ittihad (14th title) |
| Season: | 2023–24 |
| Most Champs: | Zamalek (15 titles) |
| Tv: | OnTime Sports, Nile Sports |
| Current: | 2023–24 Egyptian Basketball Premier League |
The Egyptian Basketball Premier League is the top professional basketball division of the Egyptian basketball league system. Administered by the Egyptian Basketball Federation (EBBFED), it is contested by 16 teams, with the two lowest-placed teams relegated to the Egyptian Basketball Premier League B and replaced by the top two teams in that division.
A total of five clubs have been crowned champions of the Egyptian Basketball Super League since its inception in 1972, with Zamalek winning the title a record 15 times and Al Ittihad 14 times, though the Egyptian Basketball Super League also saw other champions, including Gezira (11 times), Al Ahly (7 times) and Sporting (3 times). The champions of each season qualify for the Basketball Africa League (BAL) regular season.
The Premier League is the basic and qualifying league for the Basketball Africa League (BAL), as Egypt has been identified as a key market by the league's organisation.
The typical season currently consists of three stages:
The following 16 teams play in the 2023–24 Egyptian Basketball Premier League:.
| Club | Location | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Ahly | Cairo | Al Ahly Sports Hall | |
| Al Ittihad | Alexandria | Kamal Shalaby Hall | |
| Al Gaish Army | Cairo | Tala'ea El Gaish Hall | |
| Aviation Club | Cairo | ||
| Al Zohour | Cairo | ||
| Desouk | Desouk | ||
| Eastern Company | Cairo | ||
| El Shams | Cairo | ||
| Egypt Insurance | Cairo | ||
| Gezira | Cairo (Zamalek) | Cairo Stadium | |
| Heliopolis | Cairo | Heliopolis Hall | |
| Horse Owners' Club | Alexandria | ||
| Olympic Club | Alexandria | El Olympi Arena | |
| Smouha | Alexandria | Smouha Arena | |
| Sporting Alexandria | Alexandria | Sporting Club Hall | |
| Suez Canal | Ismailia | ||
| Telecom Egypt | Cairo | ||
| Zamalek | Giza | Abdulrahman Fawzi Hall |
| Club | Location | Founded | Last season | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th of October SC | 6th of October | 1984 | 2020 | |
| Desouk | Desouk | |||
| El Shams | Cairo | 1962 | 2022 | |
| El Teram | Cairo | 2019 | ||
| Geziret El Ward | Cairo | 2021 | ||
| Horse Owners' Club | Alexandria | 1934 | 2023 | |
| Tanta | Tanta | 1928 | 2022 |
Thus far, five teams have won the Premier League at least once. Zamalek holds the record for most championship with fifteen titles.[1] [2] [3]
| Club | Titles | Winning seasons | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zamalek | 15 | 1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1987–88, 1990–91, 1996–97, 1997–98, 2002–03, 2006–07, 2018–19, 2020–21 | |
| Al Ittihad | 14 | 1978–79, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1986–87, 1989–90, 1991–92, 1994–95, 1998–99, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2019–20, 2023–24 | |
| Gezira | 11 | 1972–73, 1992–93, 1993–94, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2010–11, 2013–14, 2016–17 | |
| Al Ahly | 7 | 1988–89, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2011–12, 2015–16, 2021–22, 2022–23 | |
| Sporting | 3 | 2012–13, 2014–15, 2017–18 |